Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	5.64 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2014]
Military expenditure	22,800,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2014]
Armed forces personnel	63,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	932,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	117,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Land Forces (Army), Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard (includes special operations forces), National Guard (includes Coast Guard) (2025); note: each emirate maintains a local police force called a general directorate, which is officially a branch of the federal Ministry of Interior; all emirate-level general directorates of police enforce their respective emirate’s laws autonomously; they also enforce federal laws within their emirate in coordination with one another under the federal ministry; the State Security Directorate (SSD) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai State Security (DSS) have primary responsibility for counterterrorism law enforcement efforts; local, emirate-level police forces, especially the Abu Dhabi Police and Dubai Police, are the first responders in such cases and provide technical assistance to SSD and DSSCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-40 for voluntary service; 18-30 years of age for compulsory national service for men with a 36-month service obligation for those without a secondary education and 11 months for secondary school graduates; women may volunteer for national service (11-month service obligation regardless of education) (2025); note: note 1: compulsory service may be completed in the uniformed military, the Ministry of Interior, or other security institutions designated by the military leadershipnote 2: the UAE military employs a considerable number of foreign personnel on contracted serviceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	932,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	117,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	5.64 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2014]
Military spending (USD)	22,800,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2014]